GreenStage - 2009

SHAKESPEARE in the PARK

KING JOHNdirected by Teresa Thuman

the cOmEdy of ERRORSdirected by Ryan Higgins

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July 14Alleyoop Music Musical performance, games, and audience participation make for a fun afternoon!

July 21The Jungle Books Book-It Repertory’s adaption of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale about a boy growing up in the jungle with some WILD friends!

July 28Lelavision Inventive instruments and vehicles combine for a fun and unique performance.

August 4One World Taiko Japanese drum ensemble with heart pounding percussion.

August 11Storytelling and MusicInteractive music and stories for the family.

August 18Junk Chime Play the big percussion instrument made up of recycled metal.

August 25Dandelions and DaydreamsRedwood Theatre presents the story of a girl who falls asleep in a garden.

Performances for ChildrenFREE • Tuesdays at 12 noon • Redmond City Hall Green Space

www.redmond.gov/arts www.experienceredmond.com

425-556-2316

Located on the green space behind Redmond City Hall, these free performances are a great way to celebrate the summer!

July 17You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown SecondStory Repertory presents a play based on the comic strips by Charles Shultz. This show is bright, fun, and adorable.

July 24Comedy of Errors An early Shakespeare play about identical twins accidentally separated at birth. Performed by Greenstage.

July 31Richard III Wooden O Theatre presents Shakespeare’s play about the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of Richard III of England.

August 7Open Improv A fun night of comedy using several styles of improv.Performed by seasoned artists from Unexpected Productions.

August 14Teen PerformancesNow in their 3rd year, the teens from the Old Firehouse Teen Center take the stage to perform original music and spoken word. Visit www.theoldfirehouse.org.

August 21Unexpected Theater A variety of theatre, movie, pop-culture, and artistic styles. Bring your requests for an amazing hour of whatever YOU want it to be!

Performances for All AgesFREE • Fridays at 7pm • Redmond City Hall Green Space

City of Redmond Parks & Recreation Department and Redmond Arts Commission proudly present

July 14Alleyoop Music Musical performance, games, and audience participation make for a fun afternoon!

July 21The Jungle Books Book-It Repertory’s adaption of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale about a boy growing up in the jungle with some WILD friends!

July 28Lelavision Inventive instruments and vehicles combine for a fun and unique performance.

August 4One World Taiko Japanese drum ensemble with heart pounding percussion.

August 11Storytelling and MusicInteractive music and stories for the family.

August 18Junk Chime Play the big percussion instrument made up of recycled metal.

August 25Dandelions and DaydreamsRedwood Theatre presents the story of a girl who falls asleep in a garden.

Performances for ChildrenFREE • Tuesdays at 12 noon • Redmond City Hall Green Space

www.redmond.gov/arts www.experienceredmond.com

425-556-2316

Located on the green space behind Redmond City Hall, these free performances are a great way to celebrate the summer!

July 17You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown SecondStory Repertory presents a play based on the comic strips by Charles Shultz. This show is bright, fun, and adorable.

July 24Comedy of Errors An early Shakespeare play about identical twins accidentally separated at birth. Performed by Greenstage.

July 31Richard III Wooden O Theatre presents Shakespeare’s play about the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of Richard III of England.

August 7Open Improv A fun night of comedy using several styles of improv.Performed by seasoned artists from Unexpected Productions.

August 14Teen PerformancesNow in their 3rd year, the teens from the Old Firehouse Teen Center take the stage to perform original music and spoken word. Visit www.theoldfirehouse.org.

August 21Unexpected Theater A variety of theatre, movie, pop-culture, and artistic styles. Bring your requests for an amazing hour of whatever YOU want it to be!

Performances for All AgesFREE • Fridays at 7pm • Redmond City Hall Green Space

City of Redmond Parks & Recreation Department and Redmond Arts Commission proudly present

GreenStage.

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Welcome to GreenStage’s Shakespeare in the Park!

Pictured: Shawn Law with Heather Gautschi in 2008’s Hamlet. Photo by Ken Holmes

Thanks for joining us today! Without an audience, theater can’t exist. By simply being here, you become part of the play, and help us to bring it to life.

For over four-hundred years, audiences have been watching, reading, enjoying, and captivated by Shakespeare’s plays. They have been a source of enlightenment, education, and entertainment the world over. There is little in our human experience that Shakespeare didn’t write about: love, hate, madness, war, deception, jealousy, revenge, ambition, grief... it’s all there. For over two decades now, GreenStage and our audiences have joined together to explore these magnificent plays.

GreenStage’s mission is to inspire audiences to engage with live theater as part of their recreation. Our productions are free, fun, and family-oriented. We believe in presenting Shakespeare’s plays simply, focusing on the text, story, characters and relationships in the play.

Why We do thiS FoR FRee Because art is an essential part of our human existence. Because theater holds a mirror up to our lives, allowing us a vital glimpse inside ourselves. Because experiencing a play is something that anyone should be able to do.

GreenStage is committed to making Shakespeare’s plays accessible, fun, exciting and FREE. If you enjoy what we do, we invite you to make a donation. No member of our audience is ever required to donate, but anything you can afford to give is greatly appreciated and helps to fund our programs. If you are unable to donate at this time, consider donating your time — volunteers are always welcome.

Thank you for joining us this summer. Enjoy the show!

GREENSTAGE HISTORyAs of this summer, GreenStage has produced all but four of Shakespeare’s plays, as well as several new works in the Seattle Fringe Festival, and a few in our ongoing American Classics Series. Below is a list of all the plays we have produced. Can you name the four Shakespeare plays we haven’t tackled?

2009 The Comedy of Errors • King John • Titus Andronicus

2008 Hamlet • Twelfth Night

2007 Two Gentlemen of Verona • Richard III • Skin of Our Teeth

2006 A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Henry VI, parts 1, 2 and 3

2005 The Tempest • Henry V • Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

2004 All’s Well That Ends Well • Coriolanus • The Man Who Came to Dinner

2003 The Merry Wives of Windsor • The Merchant of Venice • The Night of the Iguana

2002 Henry IV, Part 2 • Taming of the Shrew • Touch of the Poet

2001 Troilus and Cressida • Macbeth • Squish

2000 Henry IV, Part 1 • Much Ado About Nothing • Winter’s Tale • The Ballad of Young Will Jones

1999 Comedy of Errors • Timon of Athens • Volpone • The Bind • The Root of Chaos

1998 A Midsummer Night’s Dream • The Two Noble Kinsmen • Richard II

1997 Julius Caesar • As You Like It • Cymbeline

1996 Measure for Measure (indoors at Langston Hughes) • Measure for Measure (outdoors in the parks) • Love’s Labour’s Lost

1995 Twelfth Night • Pericles • Titus Andronicus

1994 A Midsummer Nights Dream • The Cherry Orchard

1993 A Midsummer Nights Dream

1991 & 1992 Twelfth Night

1990 Romeo and Juliet

1989 Taming of the Shrew

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KING JOHN

Welcome to the tumultuous and ever shifting political world of William Shakespeare’s rarely performed history The Life and Death of King John. Most people are generally familiar with England’s King John as the monarch who signed the Magna Carta or as the legendary greedy, evil prince from the tales of Robin Hood. In this early play, probably written and performed circa 1590, Shakespeare diverges from the historical King John and tilts toward the legendary King infamous for his ruthlessness and incompetence. Shakespeare develops a contradictory and reckless king who changes allegiances easily for political expediency, yet forges a loyal brotherly bond with the illegitimate son of his deceased brother, King Richard the Lionhearted.

While working on King John, considered by some to be a “minor” play, it has been common to find passages that seem oddly familiar when compared with later “major” works; many of the characters, the moments, the logic in the arguments, and even passages of text echo aspects of Macbeth, Richard III, Henry V, King Lear and others. Unique to King John, however, is the central importance of the role of mothers. Here we are introduced to three influential mothers (Eleanor, Constance and Lady Faulconbridge) all of whom play a vital role in the lives of their sons, while such mothers are conspicuously absent from many of Shakespeare’s plays.

Of course even this lesser known but endlessly fascinating work has provided a meaningful backdrop from which to consider our current political environment. We all know the dangers and divisions that rise when power is exerted for no higher social aim than to simply maintain that power, yet the pattern is continuously repeated through history. However, I also believe that we are currently reexamining the very nature of leadership and understanding this oft repeated vicious cycle can usher in a hopeful – even idealistic – era of reasoned justice, ethical power and a forward-looking optimism towards the future.

Teresa Thuman – director

dIREcTOR’S NOTESthe cOmEdy of ERRORS

Don’t read into this play. It has nothing to do with you.

The situation proposed is so fully ridiculous that it’s hard to imagine that anyone could find parallels between it and their own life. Twins are rare. Identical twins are even more rare. Twins that are separated from each other during childhood by a shipwreck: rarest. Having slaves is pretty taboo and traveling to Ephesus is rather unfashionable. Nobody does these things.

This is not your life. So relax and take amusement in the hardships of others as they find themselves in situations that you would never find yourself. There are no similarities.

Who has ever gone to a new place in order to lose themselves in strangers? Who has ever gone to a loved one only to be treated like a stranger? Who’s ever been falsely accused, or been lied to by friends, or had to choose between fight and flight? Who’s felt the relief when understanding and stability return to our turbulent lives?

Absurd situations have the power to trigger the familiar in our lives, despite how ridiculous they may be. We can find ourselves in the shoes of each character, confronting forces that seem bent on ruining their carefully plotted lives, no matter the seeming distance.

Or we can laugh it off. The choice is yours. Enjoy.

Ryan Higgins – director

Photo credits: above left - Adria LaMorticella and Esra Chelen Güler in The Comedy of Errors. Above right - Corey McDaniel and Walayn Sharples in King John. Photos by Ken Holmes

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the cOmEdy of ERRORS directed by RyAN HIGGINS

CAST (in alphabetical order)

Patrick Bentley ..................................................... Adriana Michael D. Blum ................................. Egeon / Courtezan Courtney Bohl ................................Antipholus Of Ephesus Esra Chelen Güler .............................Dromio Of Syracuse Sara Coates ............................................. Pinch / Angelo Rio Codda .......................................................... Luciana Adria LaMorticella ..............................Dromio Of Ephesus Don MacEllis ................................Luce / Officer / Abbess Eli Sklov Simons ..........................Duke Solinus / MerchantJessica Stepka ...............................Antipholus Of Syracuse

Erica Neils ................................................ Stage Manager

KING JOHNdirected by TERESA THumAN

CAST(in alphabetical order)

Zach Adair .............. Robert Faulconbridge / Austria / Bigot Erin Day ......................................................... Constance Anthony Duckett .........................................Arthur / Henry Ashley Flannegan ............ Blanche / Executioner 2 / Melun Matthew Gilbert ................................ Salisbury / ChatillonDrew Dyson Hobson ..............................................Hubert Josh Krupke .................................................... King Philip Corey McDaniel ............................................... King John Amelia Meckler ............... Lady Faulconbridge / Pembroke Andrew Perez ................................................... Pandulph Walayn Sharples ..................................................Eleanor Chris Shea .............................................................. Lewis Daniel Stoltenberg ................................. Philip the Bastard

Katie Mesaros ........................................... Stage Manager

Production Team Janessa Jayne Styck ..................... Costume Designer - The Comedy of Errors

DodiRose Zooropa ........................................Costume Designer - King John

Paul Ray ................................................................................Fight DirectorPaul Budraitis .................................................................. Movement CoachLaura Garcia ................................................................ Properties Designer

Erin Day ....................................................................Voice and Text Coach

Katherine Busz ............................................................Wardrobe Supervisor

Erin Hauk ................................................................... Production Manager

Amelia Meckler ..............................................................................Publicity

Liam Enns ..........................................................................House Manager

SHAKESPEARE in the PARKJuly 10 – August 15

SPeCiAl ThAnkSMichelle Atkins • Balagan Theatre • Brad Beeshaw • Callie Berry • Melinda Bunnage • Peter Burford • Louise Butler • Tony Driscoll • Jason Harber • Lisa Holmes • Dan Iverson • Fremont Arts Council • Julia Griffin • Isabel Hamilton

• Lee Ann Hittenberger • Jeff Hodges • Mark Pinkosh • Jules Posadas • Julianna Ross • S.P.A.C.E. • Seattle Parks and Recreation

Solstice Parade Shout Out! Orgainzers: Nicole Vernon • Jerry Smith • Eddie Griffiths

Float crew: Meredith Armstrong • Laura Brackley • Brandon Brown • Banton Foster • Sam Hagen • Geni Hawkins • Don MacEllis • Mark McQuinn • Amelia Meckler • Erik Swanson • Alison Wiles

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Zach Adair (Robert Faulconbridge / Austria / Bigot - King John)Zach is thrilled to be in his first production with GreenStage. His other Shakespeare credits include Sebastian in Twelfth Night with Eclectic Theater Company, and Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Cornish College of the Arts. He was most recently seen in Artattack Theatre Ensemble’s Embarrassed!, and is one of the founding members of Backwards Ensemble Theater Company. Zach would like to thank Ken, Teresa, and all the other folks that help make GreenStage happen for this amazing opportunity.

Patrick Bentley (Adriana - Comedy of Errors)Patrick is pleased to be making his debut with GreenStage. A recent transplant to Seattle, Patrick has appeared locally with Balagan Theatre, Eclectic Theater, and Auburn Regional Theatre. He has also performed with The American Shakespeare Center, Washington (DC) Shakespeare Company, and the Lexington Shakespeare Festival, among others. He holds a Master of Letters and a Master of Fine Arts in Shakespeare. Patrick is really glad you came to share in some outdoor Shakespeare-ing with us today.

Michael D. Blum (Egeon / Courtezan - Comedy of Errors)Actor, director, storyteller and teacher, Michael was a fixture on the Albuquerque, NM theater scene for over 25 years before relocating to the Pacific Northwest. During his time in the Southwest, he co-founded two Hispanic theater companies; La Compañía De Teatro de Alburquerque, Inc. in the 1980’s, and more recently, Teatro Nuevo México, where he served as Co-Artistic Director for four years. His work has been seen as far afield as Europe, Mexico, and South America, including a stint with the National Theater of Venezuela in Caracas. He is also an award-winning voice talent in both English and Spanish, providing voices for advertising, theater, television, and audio books. He recently completed his first Seattle show, Erotic Shorts, at the Little Red Studio.

Courtney Bohl (Antipholus of Ephesus - Comedy of Errors)Courtney is excited to join GreenStage for their 21st season, and she is particularly excited to take on this role. Courtney has performed Shakespeare both indoor and outdoor for such companies as The Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Magical Theatre Company, and in Seattle with Sound Theatre Company. She has played both male and female roles, and on occasion, females playing males. Favorites include Portia in Julius Caesar, Rosalind in As You Like It, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, and the bear in The Winter’s Tale. Love to Mom, Dad, L Bo and Geoff.

esra Chelen Güler (Dromio Of Syracuse - Comedy of Errors)Esra is delighted to be making her debut with GreenStage. She is a fresh graduate from Cornish College of the Arts and her most recent Cornish credits include Scheherazade in Mary Zimmerman’s The Arabian Nights, directed by John Farrage, as well as Martha in The Children’s Hour, directed by Bonnie Cohen.

Sara Coates (Pinch / Angelo - Comedy of Errors)Sara is a recent graduate from the Drama department at the University of Washington. Some of her favorite roles there include Sara in Stop Kiss and The Rabbi, Hannah, and Ethel Rosenberg in Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches. She was also very active in the theatre program at Edmond’s Community College. Her favorite roles include Macon Hill in Abundance, Toinette in the The Imaginary Invalid, and Helena in A Midsummer Nights Dream. Sara is a seasonal cast member at Walt Disney World, where she is a trained stilt walker and parade performer. Sara would like to thank her Mom, Ellouise, for the endless support of her passions.

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Matthew Gilbert (Salisbury / Chatillon - King John)Matthew is excited to make his GreenStage debut with King John. Previous credits include Glazier in A Dream Play, Hal in Henry IV Part One, Daboi in The Misanthrope and Ophelia in The Fifteen Minute Hamlet. Matthew received his BA in Professional Acting at the London Academy for Music and Dramatic Arts. He would like to thank his friends and family for their continual love and support. Thanks J.G.

Drew Dyson hobson (Hubert - King John)This is Drew’s sixth season returning with GreenStage, and he feels gracious and lucky to have had so much play time in the park with his favorite playwright and some actors who he now considers family. Drew is a graduate of Western Washington University where he received his BA in theatre, and now resides in Seattle making his living doing everything that he loves best – performing in touring children’s theatre with Last Leaf Productions, teaching theatre – including improv, playwrighting, and basics of acting – hosting karaoke, and being a professional DJ. Life is lovely when you love what you do. Drew would like to thank Ken Holmes and his fellow GreenStagers for their love, support, and many epic nights of Karaoke. He would also like to send his love and thanks to his family and love of his life, Kendra.

Anthony Duckett (Arthur / Henry - King John)Anthony is (finally!) working with GreenStage for the first time and couldn’t feel more bubbly about it. Anthony’s acting adventures this past year have come most recently in the form of Peter in collaboration with the Young Playwrights Program at ACT, and as Nelson in End Days at Seattle Public Theater. Other recent credits include Marek in My Antonia at Book-It Repertory Theater, Miggot in The Emperors New Clothes at Second Story Rep, and Tiger Lily in The Snow Queen; Gerdas Journey with Theater Simple, among others. Anthony is a 2008 graduate of Cornish College of the Arts with a BFA in theater, and cannot wait for Lost to return in January. All hail King John, so say we all!

Ashley Flannegan (Blanche/Executioner 2/Melun - King John)Ashley is a well known Shakespeare addict and English history geek, so it’s particularly appropriate that she is spending her summer immersed in the world of King John in her second year with GreenStage. Since moving to Seattle, Ashley has been seen around town doing things like taking her pants off in Book-It Repertory Theatre’s Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, sporting a gnarly hangover in Renton Civic Theater’s Proof, and sassing her older sister in Seattle Musical Theatre’s Jane Eyre. She has enjoyed the roller coaster that has been the last year and a half in Seattle, and she can’t wait to see what comes next! Ashley sends out a big dose of love and appreciation to her friends, family and co-workers who faithfully support all her zany antics in the theatre.

Rio Codda (Luciana - Comedy of Errors)Rio is glad to be back in Seattle and feels privileged to be working for GreenStage. He is also very ecstatic to finally be able to wear a corset. Rio is a 2006 alumni from Cornish College. Some of his favorite roles have been Joey in Your Disco Needs You, Lenny in Marisol at Cornish College, and Russel in Plainsong at Book-It Repertory Theater. As always, Rio would like to thank his wife and dog for their enormous amount of support and patience.

erin Day (Constance - King John)Erin is tickled pink to be back with GreenStage after taking time off to have her magnificent son, Emmett. Since moving from Washington DC, Erin has spent many seasons gleefully playing in the parks with GreenStage. Some past roles include Rosalind in As You Like It, Timon in Timon of Athens, and Margaret in Henry Six parts 1, 2 and 3 and Richard III. In GreenStage’s American Classic Series, Erin had the pleasure of playing Nora in A Touch of the Poet, Mrs. Antrobus in The Skin of Our Teeth, and Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Thanks for coming, enjoy the show. Peace.

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Josh krupke (King Philip - King John)Josh is happy to make his GreenStage debut this summer! He has recently been working extensively with Village Theatre in productions of Stunt Girl, Beauty and the Beast, Aida, Little Women and Evita, as well as several staged readings. He’s also worked with Civic Light Opera, Seattle Public Theatre, Driftwood Players, Showtunes!, Renton Civic Theatre, Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theatre, Burien Little Theatre, and Capital Playhouse. Favorite roles include Pablo Picasso in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, John the Baptist in Godspell, and Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Josh sends his love and thanks God, to his beautiful wife Rebekah, and to his parents.

Adria laMorticella(Dromio Of Ephesus - Comedy of Errors)Adria is proud to celebrate her one year anniversary of living in Seattle having recently received her BA from Western Washington University. She is perfectly delighted to be working with GreenStage for the first time this summer. Most recently, Adria was seen playing Raeanne in The Annex Theatre’s production of Love’s Tangled Web. Some of her favorite past roles include Stephano in The Tempest, Lucy in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, and Tweedledee, the Dormouse, and many more in Alice in Wonderland. Adria would like to thank GreenStage for giving her such a wonderful opportunity to work with them and to her friends and family who tirelessly support her in all her theatrical endeavors.

Don Macellis (Luce / Officer / Abbess - Comedy of Errors)Don is back with GreenStage after a year of fighting crime and villains in the independent zombie flick world – yup, just when you thought it was safe to go back to the park. With GreenStage, Don has appeared in Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Henry VI, Merchant of Venice, Merry Wives of Windsor, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Night of the Iguana, and would feel like a cheating husband if he didn’t mention Othello at Balagan – just a few of his proudest favorites. Don recently directed Famous Last Words for Burien Little Theatre. Watch for him this fall in a Washington State Lottery commercial. He thanks Ken, Ryan and his loving wife Laurie. Now sit back and enjoy in a calm and submissive manner.

Corey McDaniel (King John - King John)Corey is excited to be working for the first time with GreenStage. He has been seen on stages such as the Fabulous Fox Theatres, The Hollywood Bowl, The Metropolitan Opera House of NYC, and Teatro Sistina in Rome. Corey was recently seen in Moby-Dick or The Whale with Book-it Repertory Theatre. Other favorites include Hector in Troilus and Cressida, Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility, and Dexter in The Philadelphia Story. Television credits include Days of Lives and Beverly Hills 90210 (the original). In Los Angeles Corey co-founded the Obsidian Court Theatre Company and was a staff director for Children’s Theatre Experience before becoming Artistic Director for the Sho Kosugi Performing Arts Academy in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo Japan.

Amelia Meckler (Lady Faulconbridge/Pembroke - King John)Amelia left New York in 1997 and is now what they call a lifer with GreenStage. Favorite roles include Elizabeth in Richard III, Katarina in The Taming of the Shrew, Ulysses in Troilus & Cressida; and non Shakespearean turns as Honey in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Maxine in The Night of the Iguana, and Mammoth and Fortune Teller in The Skin of Our Teeth. Non-GreenStage forays include Medea with Theater Machine, Marat/Sade at Balagan Theatre, and Kvetch at Theater Schmeater. Love to family, friends and Apples to Apples. Catch Millie this fall in The Creation of the World and Other Business at Theater Schmeater!

Andrew Perez (Pandulph - King John)Andrew is thrilled to make his GreenStage debut in this production of King John. He is a recent graduate from Seattle University with Honors in Drama where he acted in Romeo and Juliet, The Life of Galileo, Tartuffe, and Three Sisters. His most recent project was composing, musical directing, playing piano and guitar, and conducting for RAGNAROK: The Twenty-Minute Musical performed at SU. Other credits include costume design for In the Kafka Colony, The Student in Ghost Sonata at Open Circle Theatre, Smee/Mr Darling in Peter Pan (2005 SARTA Award for Best Supporting Actor), writing, directing, acting, and producing for Eight to One (LERT), and composing for CAMPING (2009 24 Hour Film Race) and SU’s The Vagina Monologues.

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ABout the CoveR ARt

The art on the cover of our program, as well as our posters and other marketing materials, is from an original oil painting by longtime GreenStage supporter Karen Richter. More of Karen’s art can be seen at www.karenrichterart.com.

If you want to own this one of a kind painting, it will be raffled off on August 8th after our 7pm performance of The Comedy of Errors at Magnuson Park.

Raffle tickets will be available all day long, and you must be present at the drawing to win. Watch our website for more details! www.greenstage.org.

Daniel Stoltenberg (Philip the Bastard - King John)This is Daniel’s first show with GreenStage, and he is very happy to get the chance to explore a Shakespeare play that very few people have seen before. He most recently appeared as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Illyria at Redwood Theatre, and Sparky in Plaid Tidings at ArtsWest (catch him again this holiday season!). He hopes you enjoy your bragging rights after seeing King John, and he thanks you for supporting live theatre!

eli Sklov Simons (Duke Solinus / Merchant - Comedy of Errors)Though rejected at an early age by the famous Mickey Mouse Club, Eli has been involved in theater since 1985 when he auditioned for a local production of Annie. In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s Eli studied acting in Tacoma and Seattle and became part of the group that evolved into the company currently known as GreenStage. This is his 17th production in a dozen or so seasons with GreenStage. Eli has also appeared at Seattle Public Theater, Open Circle, Burien Little Theater, and Performance Circle Theater. Favorite roles include Algernon Moncrief in The Importance of Being Earnest, Feste in Twelfth Night, Pistol in Henry V, Zombie #2 in Sunken, Pandarus in Troilus and Cressida, and Cassius in Julius Caesar.

Jessica Stepka (Antipholus of Syracuse - Comedy of Errors)Jessica is proud to be celebrating her third year with GreenStage, and to help them usher in their 21st season! A Northwest native, she has been acting for as long as she can remember, and she received her BFA from Cornish College of the Arts. She is also a member of Ghost Light Theatricals, and had a blast working on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Beaux Stratagem, Phaedra, Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, Measure for Measure and their annual fundraiser Battle of the Bards. Jessica may sometimes be seen at local variety nights performing her clowns Bop and McCullough. She sends much love to all the companies she has had the privilege to work with, as well as her friends and family. No Sleep Till Brooklyn!

Walayn Sharples (Eleanor - King John)Walayn feels like a kid in a candy store getting to play with the Bard in the parks this summer. Recent credits include Jane Eyre with Seattle Musical Theater, Rabbit Hole and Well (footlight award) with ReAct, and To Kill a Mockingbird at Intiman. Other past favorites include Daisy in Driving Miss Daisy, Madam Arcati in Blithe Spirit and Dotty in Noises Off. A proud member of Effective Arts, she also enjoys film and voiceover work, most recently playing the villainous Renee in Nancy Drew and the Crystal Skull. On her off days you will find her camping by the river, hiking in the woods, or driving to her favorite latte stand. Many thanks to the fantastic Teresa, cast and crew and her wonderful husband and daughters.

Chris Shea (Lewis - King John)Chris, an Ohio native, is pleased to make his GreenStage debut. Most recently, he was in Gutenberg! The Musical! with ArtsWest. Locally, he’s also worked with Seattle Musical Theatre and Ghost Light Theatricals. Chris is a proud graduate of the acting program at PCPA Theaterfest in Santa Maria, CA. His favorite roles include the Emcee in Cabaret, John Wilkes Booth in Assassins, and Jamie Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Thank you for supporting live theatre!

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SImPlE SummERIES of the SummER SHOWS by Courtney Bohl

KING JOHN

It’s good to be King- unless of course, you have to resort to deception, manipulation, and murder to keep your crown! It’s all in a day’s work for this title character, and he’s not about to relinquish his title to anyone…

King John has ascended to the throne after the death of his brother, Richard the Lionheart (of Robin-Hood fame) and he has some big shoes to fill. Not surprisingly, the claims of rightful heir to the throne start rolling in, and before long, we have a war on our hands. Luckily, Shakespeare has condensed the entirety of King John’s 17 year reign to just the juicy bits.

John’s young nephew, Arthur, and his mother, Constance, claim that Arthur is the true heir, and switch allegiance to France, hoping the French king, Philip, will help overthrow John and restore Arthur to the throne. Another Philip (a.k.a. “The Bastard”), who bears a striking resemblance to the late King Richard, allies himself with John and the two mighty armies collide in Angiers. Much to the dismay of Constance, the citizens of Angiers propose a treaty between France and England by marrying off the Dauphin to King John’s niece, Blanche. Then in swoops Cardinal Pandulph from Rome, who excommunicates John and convinces King Philip to break the peace and challenge the English forces. So much for a happy ending…

The English forces kidnap Arthur, giving King John his chance to eliminate the threat to his throne. Everyone rushes back to England, where things really take a turn for the worse. King Philip’s son arrives and convinces the English lords to abandon John and join the French cause.

Will Arthur survive? Will King John keep his throne? Will Phillip “The Bastard” find out who his true father is? Watch and see!

the Comedy oF eRRoRS

Antipholus of Syracuse lands in Ephesus in search of his long-lost twin brother. He brings with him a servant Dromio, who also has a long-lost twin brother. Unbeknownst to the boys, and quite coincidentally, Antipholus’ father Egeon has also landed in Ephesus searching for them. Antipholus sends Dromio on an errand, and who should appear but Dromio’s identical twin brother, who, creatively, is also named Dromio. Antipholus of Syracuse of course mistakes Dromio of Ephesus for his own servant, and follows him home for dinner. Confused yet? Imagine how the characters feel!

Antipholus of Syracuse is berated by Adriana, who has mistaken him for her husband, the other Antipholus. However, he is instantly captivated by Adriana’s unmarried sister, Luciana. Much to Luciana’s dismay, he begins to woo her. She scolds him for his seeming unfaithfulness to her sister.

Meanwhile, the native Antipholus of Ephesus has been locked out of his own home. He vows revenge on his wife by swearing to bestow a gold chain on a courtesan, and he persuades the goldsmith to meet him at the courtesan’s home for dinner. Of course the goldsmith runs into Antipholus of Syracuse on the way to the courtesan’s, and gives him the chain. Antipholus of Syracuse has had enough weirdness for one day, and decides to make a hasty retreat. His escape is prevented by the courtesan who has been promised the valuable chain by Antipholus of Ephesus.

Throw into the mix a quack doctor, an abbess, and a bawdy kitchen wench… it’s an evening of mistaken identities, slapstick buffoonery, and deft wordplay that will keep your head spinning!

Photo credits: above left - Jessica Stepka and Rio Codda in The Comedy of Errors. Above right - Walayn Sharples and Daniel Stoltenberg in King John. Photos by Ken Holmes

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Teresa Thuman(Director - King John)Teresa has directed locally at Theater Schmeater, Cornish College of the Arts, Civic Light Opera, Bainbridge Performing Arts, Driftwood Players and numerous new-work projects for the Mae West Fest, Fringe Festival, Theatre4Play Festival, TPS Beyond the Frame, Theatre Babylon and the Experimental Theatre Project. Teresa launched Sound Theatre Company in 2006 with the site-specific production of The Tempest, performed in the water and on the shore of Lake Sammamish, and Troilus and Cressida in a former navy hangar at Magnuson Park. Other Shakespeare credits include Henry V (University of Portland), As You Like It (Central Coast Shakespeare Festival), Pericles (Cornish), and serving as Assistant Director for The Merchant of Venice and The Merry Wives of Windsor at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Teresa has taught at UW School of Drama PATP, Cornish College, Freehold ETI and served eight years as an Artist-in-Residence at PCPA Theatrefest in California, where she taught in the Conservatory and acted in over thirty productions.

Ryan higgins(Director - Comedy of Errors)Ryan has enjoyed every last part of getting the chance to direct for GreenStage. Having spent the last three summers as an actor for them, it’s an honor. Last fall, Ryan directed Othello for Balagan Theatre, where he is an Executive Member and the Facilities and Bar Manager. In Seattle, Ryan has had the opportunity to work with Seattle Shakespeare Company, Balagan Theatre, Theater Schmeater, Live Girls, Work It Productions, Seattle Semi-Pro Wrestling and the Beta Society. Originally from New York, Ryan has taken delight in the beautiful Northwest. Much love to his family, friends, Balagan crew, and Julia. If you meet Ryan, say hi. Cheers.

DodiRose Zooropa (Costume Designer – King John)This is DodiRose’s third year with GreenStage. Past productions include Hamlet, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act a Lady, The White Devil, and Troilus and Cressida. She attended Cornish College where she studied costume and scenic design. She also does freelance commission design of corsets, Steampunk and fetish clothing. Her next project is will be the

ABout the pRoduCtion teAmFashion Show for Steamcon followed by the Steampunk Exhibition Ball. Thanks Mum and much love to Michael.

Janessa Jayne Styck (Costume Designer – Comedy of Errors)Janessa is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois where she studied under Tony-nominated Marcia McDonald. During her time at Wesleyan she interned at the acclaimed Glimmer Glass Opera in upstate New York. She also placed second at the 2006 South Eastern Theatre Conference Costume Design Competition in the undergraduate division. Since her relocation to Seattle in 2007, Janessa has been honored to design for such theatre companies as Book-It Repertory Theatre, Seattle Musical Theatre, and Youth Theatre Northwest. Janessa is delighted to have been asked back for a second summer with GreenStage and is looking forward to working with Snoqualmie Fall Forest Theater on their upcoming production of Oklahoma.

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gReenStAge StAFFken holmes (Producing Artistic Director)Since 1993, Ken has appeared in twenty productions with GreenStage, and directed six. Ken has also worked on stage with many other theaters around town, most recently as Gloucester in King Lear with Rough Play Productions. As far as Shakespeare is concerned, he has been involved (one way or another) in productions of all but three of Shakespeare’s thirty-eight plays. Ken is also a freelance graphic designer and photographer. He lives in Seatac with his loverly wife Lisa and their awesome doggy Harvey (you too can be his Facebook friend). At the end of August, he will also become a dad for the very first time.

Meredith Armstrong (Facilities Manager)Despite the improved lighting, Meredith still finds herself fumbling about the GreenStage storage space. How else is one supposed to find anything if one doesn’t simply trip over it, right? At least it’s an activity that keeps her busy and out of other trouble. When not loaning out or checking in props and costumes, you’ll find her doing all sorts of random creative-type things like acting, dialect coaching, bellydancing, costuming, and

writing. She sends love and thanks to her husband and their cat, her collection of reference books, her serger, and the Oxford comma.

Cara Anderson-Ahrens (Education Director)Cara has been working with GreenStage since 2005, when she directed the summer production of The Tempest. Since that time, she has worked with Magnuson Park Community Center to create GreenStage’s education summer camps. Cara is also acts and directs around town, and also works as Education Director for the Southern Sudanese Community of Washington.

Z. Sharon Glantz (SOTF Festival Manager)Sharon keeps sane by writing, producing and publishing plays, books and Dognostication cards as The Sanity Patrol Press (www.thesanitypatrol.com). She toured full length plays about diversity, sexual harassment, HIV/AIDS and aging for training programs in corporations and government agencies. She wrote the original script for Through The

erica neils (Stage Manager - Comedy of Errors)Erica is thrilled to be joining GreenStage, having an adventure is stage managing. Most often, Erica can be found acting. A 2008 Graduate of Cornish College of the Arts - Acting Program, her notable roles are Rosalind in Eclectic Theatre Company’s As You Like It and Merluche the Maid in Seattle Shakespeare Company’s The Miser. At Cornish she played Mrs. Grogan/Mrs. Drapes/Nurse Receptionist in Cider House Rules, Diana Trapes in The Beggars Opera, and Anitra in Peer Gynt. Erica’s voice can be heard on Youngtribalvoices.com playing the roles of Mother/Zubaida/Naima and she was involved in Backward Theatre Company’s Virgin Playwrights staged reading of In the Spirits of Our God playing Sister James. Erica hopes to return to being on stage very soon.

katie Mesaros(Stage Manager - King John)Katie comes from Edmonds, WA and is excited to work with GreenStage this summer. Last year she worked as a stage manager at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg on their shows Emerald Beat and Jack is Back. Before that she was studying theatre at Whitworth University (graduated class of ’08) where here credits include stage managing Brecht’s Antigone and The Cherry Orchard. Katie has always had a love of theatre and is looking forward to sharing that love with the audiences at the parks. Lastly, Katie would like to say thanks to her family and friends who have always supported her.

Paul Ray (Fight Director)Paul is thrilled to be involved with GreenStage this summer. Paul holds a BFA in Acting, and is an Advanced Actor/Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors. Paul’s choreography has been seen with the Driftwood Players, Wooden O, Sound Theater, Theater Schmeater, Renton Civic, Seattle Public Theater to name just a few. Paul also substitute teaches combat at Cornish College. He was seen last year in the Seattle Opera ELEKTRA as an actor/fighter. Enjoy!

Paul Budraitis (Movement Coach)Paul is a director, writer, performer, and teacher of acting and stage movement. He just returned from Vilnius, Lithuania, where he took part in The Cherry Orchard 2009, a genre-defying theatrical film project directed by acclaimed Finnish director Kristian Smeds. Paul currently has a solo performance piece and an experimental ensemble project in development. He is a graduate of the Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy, where he studied under the mentorship of the visionary director Jonas Vaitkus. Paul is grateful to be working with GreenStage for the first time.

laura Garcia (Properties Designer)This is Laura’s twelfth show with GreenStage and she is proud to be returning in the staring role of Props Mistress. She has been lucky enough to have played various other roles throughout the years including Director,

Assistant Director, and Stage Manager (with a few shows off here and there). She is so thankful for free Shakespeare in the parks, a place to call home and her three beautiful daughters! Happy 21st Birthday GreenStage, MUAH! BUAIDH NO BAS

erin hauk(Production Manager)Erin is delighted to return to the parks this summer for her third season with GreenStage. Educated at Cornish College, she has spent over eleven years in theater working for companies including Red Card Productions, Theater Schmeater and Four Seasons Theatre in Madison, WI. She most recently served as stage manager for Burien Little Theatre’s production of The Lady’s Not For Burning, directed by Ken Holmes. She thanks her friends and family, especially her husband Randall and her theater-dog-in-training, Pollywog.

liam enns (House Manager)This is Liam’s second year working with GreenStage and he is very excited to be involved with this year’s great season. Last season he worked as house manager and substitute stage manager for Twelfth Night (which was a blast). In the past, Liam has performed in Grease, The Odd Couple (female version), Rumors, Carlo Goldoni’s The Liar, Footloose, I Bet Your Life, and The Vampyre. He is currently working for his bachelor’s degrees in History and Political Science at Western Washington University. Liam would like to thank his friends and family for supporting him throughout the years.

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Eyes of a Friend, multi-media on the holocaust, a three minute laser show on the history of Singapore as well as three other full length plays. Pieces of Stages of Ages: A Manual of Corrective Parenting, written in collaboration with Elaine Child-Gowell Ph.D., were turned into two one-act plays that received festival awards. She managed the program for the Pacific Northwest Writers Conference and founded of the Northwest Playwrights Guild. She is adept at herding cats.

Peter Burford(Artistic Associate)Peter has been around GreenStage since 2001. He especially likes directing plays and occasionally acts as well (preferably not both at the same time – see below). He also works on a some of the other stuff that goes into making a theater company run – like web design, production management, poster design, set design, building, cleaning, and generally helping out. Peter has directed four of the five plays in GreenStage’s American Classics Series – A Touch of the Poet, The Night of the Iquana, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and The Skin of Our Teeth – and is very proud of them. Long ago, Peter co-founded Theatre Paradox and produced seven plays including The Glass Menagerie (director), Betrayal (director), Equus (actor), The Dumb Waiter (director, actor), and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (director, actor). Peter works for Headlight Software and enjoys traveling, photography, scuba diving, and taking your money at poker. Hi Alice!

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Board of DirectorsTerence Artz - PresidentJeff Taylor - SecretaryKen Holmes - TreasurerSharon Angle - Board MemberPeter Burford - Board MemberScott Gifford - Board Member

GreenStage StaffProducing Artistic Director Ken Holmes

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2009 Redmond Arts Awardfor Service to the Community

Katherine Williams and Mok Moser in Illyria. Photo by Michael Brunk.

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July 10 – August 15, 2009 10 King John - 7pmVolunteer Park

Comedy - 7pmFall City Park

11 King John - 7pmSeward Park

Comedy - 7pmVolunteer Park

12 King John - 2pmVolunteer Park

Comedy - 7pmSeward Park

13 14 15 16 Comedy - 7pmLower Woodland Park

17 King John - 7pmLower Woodland Park

18 King John - 3pmComedy - 7pmLower Woodland Park

19 Comedy - 3pmLincoln Park

20 21 22 23 24 King John - 7pmCamp Long

Comedy - 7pmRedmond City Hall

25 Comedy - 7pmCamp Long

King John - 7pmDottie Harper Park

26 Comedy - 3pmDiscovery Park

King John - 3pmLincoln Park

27 28 29 30 King John - 7pmLynndale Park

31 Comedy - 7pmLincoln Park

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Comedy - 3pmLincoln Park

3 4 5 6Comedy - 7pmLynndale Park

King John - 7pmMagnuson Park

7 Comedy - 7pmVolunteer Park

King John - 7pmFall City Park

8 King John - 3pmComedy - 7pmMagnuson Park

9 Comedy - 3pmKing John - 7pmMagnuson Park

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14 Comedy - 7pmVolunteer Park

15 Comedy - 3pmKing John - 7pmVolunteer Park

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this fall HARD BARD production

TITuS ANdRONIcuS directed by TONy dRIScOllOct 2009 - indoors, location to be announced

This fall we bring you a blast from our past. Tony Driscoll’s 1995, over the top, comedic, and extra bloody production of Titus Andronicus was a special Halloween treat that deserves resurection.

Recognized as Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedy, Titus Andronicus tells the story of the great military leader Titus. After battle he returns a hero to a divided Rome, with his Goth prisoners in tow. The Emperor has died and Titus is given the honor of deciding which of the Emperor’s sons should take control. Needless to say, he chooses poorly and sets in motion a series of events that propel him and his family into a whirlwind of murder, dismemberment, banishment, general sadness, and of course, a heaping helping of righteous revenge.

Several of your favorite GreenStage actors are already preparing to get down and dirty (not to mention bloody) to bring you a delerious night of Shakespearean fright. WARNING... the front row of the audience may be a spash zone.

At right is the original show poster, which came complete with its very own Parental Warning label. Will there still be an evil party clown roaming the streets of Rome? You’ll have to wait and see.

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the most lamentable roman tragedy of